Genay, Metropolis of Lyon

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Genay

(2020–2026) Valérie Giraud^[1]Area

8.49 km² (3.28 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,520 • Density650/km² (1,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

69278 /69730

Elevation167–301 m (548–988 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Genay (French pronunciation: [ʒənɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

Geography

Genay is located about 20 kilometres north of Lyon.

Surrounding communes

In the Metropolis of Lyon:
- Montanay
- Neuville-sur-Saône
- Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
In the department of Ain:
- Civrieux
- Massieux

Demographics

Historical population of Genay, Metropolis of Lyon
(Source: Cassini^[3] and INSEE^[4])
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2012	2017
Population	1458	1825	2359	3544	4029	4657	4802	5181	5470
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

Genay was the capital of former Franc-Lyonnais. Genay left the department of Ain to join the department of Rhône in 1968, and became of a member of the Urban Community of Lyon in 1969. On 1 January 2015 Genay left the department of Rhône to join the Metropolis of Lyon.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Genay, EHESS (in French).
^ "Population en historique depuis 1968". INSEE. Retrieved 13 August 2020.